Translation of the song Haben Yakir Li/ הֲבֵן יַקִּיר לִי artist Motty Steinmetz

הֲבֵן יַקִּיר לִי אֶפְרַיִם,

Is Ephraim a precious son to Me

אִם יֶלֶד שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים—

Is it because he is a delightful child

כִּי-מִדֵּי דַבְּרִי בּוֹ, זָכֹר אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ עוֹד;

That the more I speak of him, the more I remember him

עַל-כֵּן, הָמוּ מֵעַי לוֹ—

Therefore, my inner Being yearns for him

רַחֵם אֲרַחֲמֶנּוּ, נְאֻם-יְהוָה

I will surely have mercy, the word of G-d